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Original Russian Text © V.N. Zholkevich, M.S. Popova, N.V. Zhukovskaya, 2007, published in Fiziologiya Rastenii, 2007, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 885–891.
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INTRODUCTION
Recently, we have described the stimulatory effects
of neurotransmitters on root water-pumping activity
[1]. Similar neurotransmitter action was also noted in
earlier publications [2–8]. It manifests in the enhanced
exudation of detached roots and is related to the
increased root pressure due to its metabolic component,
the increased temperature coefficient of exudation
(Q
10
), a reduced exudate osmotic pressure, and
decreased root hydraulic conductivity. It turned out that
a stimulatory effects of all neurotransmitters tested
(acetylcholine, adrenalin, noradrenalin, and serotonin)
was completely abolished in the presence of microfila-
ment- and microtubule-disrupting drugs and also
uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation. The effects of
aforementioned agents were not limited by only neu-
tralizing of neurotransmitter stimulatory action. Exuda-
tion was suppressed to the same degree as in the pres-
ence of only cytoskeleton drugs or oxidative phospho-
rylation uncouplers in the absence of neurotransmitters
[4, 5, 7]. This fact is especially important. It could indi-
cate that, during exudation stimulation, the targets of
neurotransmitters are energy-dependent contractile
systems. This supposition is confirmed by the absence
of any additivity of various neurotransmitter stimulat-
ing effects at their combined application in each com-
binations [5]. The reason for such additivity absence
could be a commonness of neurotransmitter targets,
and the cytoskeleton is evidently such a target.
Stimulatory Effects of Adrenalin and Noradrenalin on Root
Water-Pumping Activity and the Involvement of G-Proteins
V. N. Zholkevich, M. S. Popova, and N. V. Zhukovskaya
Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya ul. 35, Moscow, 127276 Russia;
fax: 7 (495) 977-8018; e-mail: Zhvn@ippras.ru
Received April 12, 2007
Abstract
—To evaluate the involvement of G-proteins in the signal transduction during stimulatory action of
neurotransmitters, adrenalin and noradrenalin, on root exudation and the ivolvement of G-proteins in water
transport in the root and creaction of the root pressure, we tested the effects of guanosinethiodiphosphate, an
inhibitor of GTP-binding capacity of G-proteins, and guanosinethiotriphosphate, a stimulator of this capacity.
Experiments were performed with detached roots of 5–7-day-old maize (
Zea mays
L.) seedlings and the mittens
produced from them due to the removal of the vascular cylinder. The latter are a convenient model to study the
nature of the root pressure due to its strongly limited possibility to function as an osmometer during the early
step of exudation. In the “mittens,” adrenalin and noradrenalin enhanced exudation, increased its temperature
coefficient (Q
10
), root pressure, and its metabolic component much stronger than in detached roots with the vas-
cular cylinder retained (conventionally named as “intact” roots). In control treatment (with water), guanosineth-
iodiphosphate retarded exudation on the average by 30% in intact roots and by 50% in mittens, simultaneously
reducing Q
10
from 3.0 to 1.7 in intact roots and from 4.0 to 1.3 in mittens. Guanosinethiotriphosphate exerted
an opposite action: it stimulated exudation on the average by 30% in intact roots and by 60% in mittens; the Q
10
value increased from 3.0 to 3.6 in intact roots and from 4.0 to 5.8 in mittens. These data indicate that G-proteins
are involved in the control of water transport and creation of the root pressure (without any other treatments).
Guanosinethiodiphosphate neutralized completely adrenalin- and noradrenalin-induced stimulation of exuda-
tion, resulting in the level substantially below the control one, especially in mittens. Guanosinethiotriphosphate
enhanced stimulatory effects of both neurotransmitters, mainly in mittens, whereas its effect on intact roots was
relatively weak, especially in experiments with noradrenalin. It should be emphasized that the mittens
responded to both neurotransmitters and the regulators of G-protein activity much stronger than intact roots.
The data obtained argue for the G-protein involvement in (1) transduction of adrenalin and noradrenalin signals
stimulating root water-pumping activity and (2) the control of water transport and creation of the root pressure
under normal conditions. Experiments with mittens indicate that this G-protein involvement could by mainly
related to the functioning of the root cortex parenchymal cells and the formation of the metabolic component
of the root pressure.
DOI:
10.1134/S1021443707060118
Key words: Zea mays - root - mittens - exudation - signal transduction - G-proteins - neurotransmitters - gua-
nosinethiodiphosphate - guanosinethiotriphosphate
RESEARCH
PAPERS
Abbreviations
: MC—metabolic component; OP—osmotic pres-
sure; RP—root pressure.
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Naturally, the question arises about the transduction
pathways of neurotransmitter signals related to exudate
stimulation. The data presented in [1] permitted a sup-
position about the involvement of protein kinases and
protein phosphatases in the control of water transport
and creation of the root pressure in control and under
neurotransmitter action. Therefore, it seems likely that
G-proteins, messengers in signal transduction from the
plasma membrane receptors to downstream compo-
nents of the signaling pathways, protein kinases and
protein phosphatase in particular [9], could also be
involved in these processes.
The objective of this work was to elucidate the
involvement of G-proteins in transduction of signals
induced by adrenalin and noradrenalin and stimulating
root water-pumping activity and the involvement of
these proteins in the control of water transport and cre-
ation of the root pressure.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Experiments were performed with detached roots of
etiolated maize seedlings (
Zea
mays
L., hybrid Pioner).
Plants were grown at
23°ë
for 5–7 days. Thereafter,
seedlings with straight primary roots 12–15 cm in
length were selected. The root apical parts 5 cm in
length were cut with a safety razor and used in further
work.
Along with these root fragments, we used so-called
“mittens” prepared from them. To this end, roots were
bent at a distance of 7
−
8 cm from the apex in such a
way that the cortex was broken and then removed care-
fully the vascular cylinder, trying not to damage the
root apical part. During vascular cylinder removal, the
endodermis was ruptured. Thus, the mittens comprised
the rhizodermis, cortex, and some cells of the broken
endodermis; an elongated empty space was instead of
the vascular cylinder (figure). Thus, it did not contained
xylem and a xylem sap. When the removed vascular
cylinder was shorter than the mitten by more than 0.5
cm, such mittens were discarded. Thereafter, the mitten
was cut in the water drop with a safety razor, so that its
length was 5 cm, i.e., was equal to the length of the root
with the vascular cylinder, also used in experiments.
This root part will be called further as intact root as dis-
tinct from the mitten.
Thus, we compared the behavior of intact roots and
the mittens. When the mitten was fastened in water ver-
tically in such a way that its upper part was above the
water surface, the liquid penetrated its inner hollow,
and in some time the mitten starts to exudates like the
intact root with the vascular cylinder retained. The exu-
dation rate of the mittens exceeded markedly that of
intact roots. Exudation in the mitten started in spite of
the absence of any solution, like the xylem sap, in its
hollow. According to the classical osmotic theory of
exudation, just the xylem sap sucks water from external
medium [3, 7]. However, the mitten exudes under con-
ditions strongly limiting a possibility of the mitten
functioning as an osmometer. Thus, exudation started
only due to only metabolic component, and later, when
the inner hollow is filled with the exudates, the osmotic
component of the root pressure begins to function as
well.
Thus, the mittens are a convenient model system to
study the nature of the driving force of exudation [3, 7].
The advantage of the mittens is that the hypothesis of
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
5
2
1
(b)
(c)
(a)
The scheme of mitten obtaining from a detached maize root.
(a) Root apical part; (b) removed vascular cylinder; (c) the
mitten. (
1
) Rhizodermis (
2
) cortex; (
3
) endodermis; (
4
) vas-
cular cylinder; (
5
) remained cells of broken endodermis; (
6
)
elongated narrow hollow produced after the vascular cylin-
der removal.
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“asymmetric double membrane”, which neglect the
occurrence of the metabolic component of the root
pressure, and also the hypothesis about apoplastic
channels of the vascular cylinder, which, in opinion of
some researchers, are represent the principal mecha-
nism of the root pressure [10–14], could not be applied
to the mittens.
The rate of exudation (
J
w
) was measured as
described in [15] in the U-10 thermostat (Germany) at
30°ë
for 1 h, recording values every 20 min. Both intact
roots and the mittens were preliminarily kept in the
ultrathermostat for 10 min to equilibrate temperature.
In the case of the mittens, we limited exposure to
20 min because we were interested in the observations
during the initial stages of exudation when the contri-
bution of the osmotic component to the root pressure
was the lowest. A temperature coefficient of exudation
(Q
10
) was calculated as the ratio of the
J
w
at
30°ë
to that
at
20°ë
. Exudate osmotic pressure (OP
i
) was estimated
by a microcryoscopic method, using the Osmonat
osmometer (Gonotec, Germany).
The driving force of exudation (root pressure) was
determined by the compensatory method, as described
in [1]. Hydraulic conductivity was measured using the
pressure chamber [16], applying to the root external
pressure, which was chosen experimentally and was
equal to 20 kPa.
To reveal the involvement of G-proteins in the con-
trol of water transport and transduction of correspond-
ing signals, we applied the inhibitor of their GTP-bind-
ing activity, guanosinethiodiphosphate, and its activa-
tor, guanosinethiotriphosphate.
We used such concentrations of neurotransmitters
and guanosinethiotriphosphate, which stimulated exu-
dation of control intact roots by approximately 30%,
and such concentration of guanosinethiodiphosphate,
which suppressed exudation of control intact roots
slightly stronger than by 30%. Finally, we used
10
–6
M
adrenalin,
10
–5
M noradrenalin,
2
×
10
–5
M guano-
sinethiotriphosphate, and
2
×
10
–5
M guanosinethio-
diphosphate.
We used noradrenalin hydrotartrate, the tetralithium
salt of guanosinethiotriphosphate, and the trilithium
salt of guanosinethiodiphosphate from Sigma (United
States), and adrenalin hydrochlide obtained from Mos-
cow Endocrine Plant. Settled tap water served a con-
trol; it was also used for the preparation of all solutions.
Experiments were performed in 10–20 replications
with 8 samples each (see table notes for conditions for
each experiment). Statistical data processing was per-
formed using the program Microsoft Exel. The mean
values and their standard errors are presented.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 1 present the basic parameters of exudation
from intact roots and the mittens. It is easy to note that
exudation from the mittens was much intense and its
temperature coefficient Q
10
was higher than in intact
roots; the values of the root pressure (RP) and its meta-
bolic component (MC) were also higher in the mittens.
This agrees completely with our previous data [3, 7, 17,
18] and also with the data about enhanced pulsation
activity of the cortical cells as compared with the cells
of the vascular cylinder [19].
Treatments with neurotransmitters tested, adrenalin
and noradrenalin, affected exudation from the mitten
clearly stronger than for intact roots: they increased the
exudation rate, its temperature coefficient Q
10
,
enhanced the root pressure and its metabolic compo-
nent stronger in the mittens (Tables 2, 3).
The effects of guanosinethiotriphosphate (a stimula-
tor of G-protein GTP-binding activity) and guano-
sinethiodiphosphate (an inhibitor of G-protein GTP-
binding activity) on the exudation rate in both control
treatments and in the presence of neurotransmitters was
opposite. These effects were stronger pronounced in
experiments with the mittens than in experiments with
intact roots.
It is important to emphasize that, in control treat-
ment, guanosinethiotriphosphate stimulated and gu-
anosinethiodiphosphate suppressed exudation in the
mittens much stronger than in intact roots. In the latter,
guanosinethiotriphosphate stimulated exudation on the
average by 30%, whereas in the mittens by 60%; gua-
nosinethiodiphosphate retarded exudation approxi-
Table 1.
Characteristics of exudation of intact roots and mittens (exposure of 20 min)
Treatment
J
w
,
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
Q
10
OP
i
, kPa
RP, kPa
MC
kPa
RP
Intact roots
52
Mittens
64
Notes:
J
w
—the rate of exudation; Q
10
—temperature coefficient of the rate of exudation in the range from 20 to 30
°
C; RP—root (compen-
satory) pressure; MC—metabolic component of the RP. Percents of the control values (100%) are indicated below horizontal lines.
Twenty experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
1.3
0.1
±
100
---------------------
3.0
0.2
±
100
---------------------
200
20
±
100
---------------------
420
10
±
100
---------------------
220
20
±
100
---------------------
3.1
0.3
±
238
---------------------
4.0
0.3
±
133
---------------------
250
30
±
125
---------------------
700
30
±
167
---------------------
450
30
±
204
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mately by 30% in intact roots and more than by 50% in
the mittens (Table 4). Both abovementioned regulators
of G-protein activity changed Q
10
of exudation mar-
kedly: guanosinethiotriphosphate increased and guano-
sinethiodiphosphate reduced this coefficient. These
changes were stronger pronounced in the mittens as
Table. 2.
Characteristics of exudation of intact roots treated with adrenalin and noradrenalin (exposure of 20 min)
Treatment
J
w
,
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
Q
10
OP
i
, kPa
RP, kPa
MC
L
p
, %
kPa
RP
Control
52
100
Adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M
64
87
Noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M
62
80
Notes:
J
w
—the rate of exudation; Q
10
—temperature coefficient of the rate of exudation in the range from 20 to 30
°
C; RP—root (compen-
satory) pressure;
L
p
—hydraulic conductivity; MC—metabolic component of the RP. Percents of the control values (100%) are indi-
cated below horizontal lines. Twenty experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
1.3
0.1
±
100
---------------------
3.0
0.2
±
100
---------------------
200
20
±
100
---------------------
420
10
±
100
---------------------
220
20
±
100
---------------------
1.7
0.1
±
131
---------------------
3.3
0.2
±
110
---------------------
160
10
±
80
---------------------
450
10
±
107
---------------------
290
10
±
132
---------------------
1.7
0.2
±
131
---------------------
3.4
0.2
±
113
---------------------
180
20
±
90
---------------------
470
10
±
112
---------------------
290
20
±
132
---------------------
Table. 3. Characteristics of exudation of the mittens treated with adrenalin and noradrenalin (exposure of 20 min)
Treatment
J
w
,
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
Q
10
OP
i
, kPa
RP, kPa
MC
Lp
, %
kPa
RP
Control
64
100
Adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M
78
80
Noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M
73
62
Notes: Designations as in Table 2. Twenty experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
3.1
0.3
±
100
---------------------
4.0
0.3
±
100
---------------------
250
30
±
100
---------------------
700
30
±
100
---------------------
450
30
±
100
---------------------
4.4
0.3
±
142
---------------------
5.0
0.3
±
125
---------------------
210
30
±
80
---------------------
820
10
±
117
---------------------
640
30
±
142
---------------------
4.8
0.3
±
155
---------------------
5.2
0.2
±
130
---------------------
220
30
±
88
---------------------
800
30
±
116
---------------------
590
30
±
131
---------------------
Table 4. Effects of guanosinethiodi- and triphosphate on the exudation rate ( J
w
) and its temperature coefficient (Q
10
) in intact
roots and mittens of the control treatment (exposure of 20 min)
Root material
Treatment
J
w
,
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
Q
10
Intact roots
water
guanosinethiotriphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
Mittens
water
guanosinethiotriphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
Notes: Percents of control are indicated under horizontal lines. Ten experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
1.3
0.1
±
100
---------------------
3.0
0.3
±
100
---------------------
1.7
0.1
±
131
---------------------
3.6
0.2
±
120
---------------------
0.9
0.2
±
69
---------------------
1.7
0.2
±
57
---------------------
3.1
0.3
±
100
---------------------
4.0
0.3
±
100
---------------------
4.9
0.3
±
158
---------------------
5.8
0.3
±
145
---------------------
1.4
0.1
±
45
---------------------
1.3
0.2
±
33
---------------------
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well: guanosinethiotriphosphate increased Q
10
in the
intact roots from 3.0 to 3.6, whereas in the mittens,
from 4.0 to 5.8; guanosinethiodiphosphate reduced Q
10
in the intact roots from 3.0 to 1.7, whereas in the mit-
tens, from 4.0 to 1.3.
These results indicate unambiguosly the possible
involvement of G-proteins in the control of water trans-
port and creation of the root pressure in control intact
roots and mittens (without any treatments). Since the
reagents affecting G-proteins exerted a stronger action
on exudation Q
10
in the mittens, which indicates espe-
cially substantial role of complex metabolic processes
in their water-pumpimg activity, than in intact roots, we
could suppose the relationship between metabolic com-
ponent of the root pressure (playing a principal role in
exudation of the mitten) and G-protein functioning.
As evident from Tables 5 and 6, guanosinethio-
diphosphate not only neutralized the stimulatory effect
of adrenalin and noradrenalin on exudation but also
retarded exudation to the level below control one; its
action was stronger in the mittens than in intact roots.
However, guanosinethiodiphosphate-induced retarda-
tion of exudation in the presence of adrenalin and nora-
drenalin was much weaker that in the presence of only
guanosinethiodiphosphate (Tables 5, 6). Thus, the pres-
ence of neurotransmitters was beneficial for exudation
even during G-protein inhbition. We observed similar
pattern during protein kinase inhibition by staurospo-
rine: retardation of exudation in the presence of adren-
alin and noradrenalin was weaker than under the influ-
ence of stausporine only on the exudation from control
roots [1]. It seems likely that a signal induced by neu-
rotransmitters and related to stimulation of root water-
pumping activity could be transduced also without the
involvement of G-proteins and protein kinases, i.e.,
through some other pathways.
As was aforementioned, oppositely to guanosine-
thiodiphosphate, guanosinethiodiphosphate enhanced
exudation of both intact roots and the mittens in control
treatment (Table 4). At the same time, its treatment in
combination with adrenalin enhanced exudation of
both root types (especially strongly in the case of mit-
Table 5. Effects of adrenalin and guanosinethiodiphosphate on the exudation rate (J
w
) in intact roots and mittens (exposure
of 20 min)
Root material
Treatment
J
w
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
%
Intact roots
water
1.3
±
0.1
100
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M
1.7
±
0.1
131
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
0.9
±
0.2
69
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.2
±
0.2
92
Mittens
water
3.1
±
0.3
100
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M
4.4
±
0.3
142
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.4
±
0.1
45
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
2.6
±
0.2
83
Notes: Procents of control are indicated under horizontal lines. Ten experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
Table 6. Effects of noradrenalin and guanosinethiodiphosphate on the exudation rate ( J
w
) in intact roots and mittens (expo-
sure of 20 min)
Root material
Treatment
J
w
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
%
Intact roots
water
1.3
±
0.1
100
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M
1.7
±
0.1
131
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
0.9
±
0.2
69
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.1
±
0.1
85
Mittens
water
3.1
±
0.3
100
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M
4.8
±
0.3
155
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.4
±
0.1
45
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.7
±
0.2
55
Notes: Percents of control are indicated under horizontal lines. Ten experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
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tens (Table 7)), whereas its combination with noradren-
alin affected only the mittens (Table 8).
Thus, some differences still were found in the path-
ways of adrenalin and noradrenalin signal transduction
related to the stimulation of root water-pumping activ-
ity involving G-proteins, although these neurotransmit-
ters are believed to be agonists. The differences noted
were small.
In general, the results of experiments with detached
maize seedling roots and the mittens prepared from
these roots argue for the involvement of G-proteins in
(1) transduction of neurotransmitter (adrenalin and
noradrenalin) signals related to the stimulation of root
water-pumping activity and (2) the control of water
transport and creation of the root pressure. These pro-
cesses occur mainly in the root cortex parenchymal
cells and are related to the formation of the metabolic
component of the root pressure.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was supported by the Russian Foundation
for Basic Research, project no 06-04-48522.
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Table 7. Effects of adrenalin and guanosinethiotriphosphate on the exudation rate (J
w
) in intact roots and mittens (exposure
of 20 min)
Root material
Treatment
J
w
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
%
Intact roots
water
1.3
±
0.1
100
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M
1.7
±
0.1
131
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.7
±
0.1
131
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.9
±
0.1
146
Mittens
water
3.1
±
0.3
100
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M
4.4
±
0.3
142
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
4.9
±
0.1
158
adrenalin, 1
×
10
–6
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
5.3
±
0.3
171
Notes: Percents of control are indicated under horizontal lines. Ten experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
Table 8. Effects of noradrenalin and guanosinethiotriphosphate on the exudation rate ( J
w
) in intact roots and mittens (expo-
sure of 20 min)
Root material
Treatment
J
w
µ
l/cm
2
for 20 min
%
Intact roots
water
1.3
±
0.1
100
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M
1.7
±
0.2
131
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.7
±
0.1
131
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
1.7
±
0.1
131
Mittens
water
3.1
±
0.3
100
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M
4.8
±
0.3
155
guanosinethiodiphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
4.9
±
0.1
158
noradrenalin, 1
×
10
–5
M + guanosinethio-
diphosphate, 2
×
10
–5
M
5.6
±
0.2
180
Notes: Percents of control are indicated under horizontal lines. Ten experiments with eight replicates each were performed.
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